James Hewitt

Fox News Channel, which sent Geraldo Rivera, packing a gun, to cover the war in Afghanistan, is reportedly planning to send James Hewitt, a non-journalist better known for the lengthy affair he had with Britain's Princess Diana, to cover the anticipated war with Iraq. Wednesday, the British paper the Guardian quoted Hewitt's lawyer as saying that Fox has hired Hewitt, a Gulf War veteran and former cavalry officer, to report on the looming Iraq conflict.

Princess Diana's former lover, James Hewitt, has filed a $1.08-million breach of contract suit against Fox News, accusing the media company of firing him as a war correspondent for allegedly leaking the story of his deal. "It's a completely frivolous lawsuit. Mr. Hewitt and his attorney are trying to extend his 15 minutes of notoriety," Fox News spokesman Robert Zimmerman said.

Princess Diana's former lover, James Hewitt, has filed a $1.08-million breach of contract suit against Fox News, accusing the media company of firing him as a war correspondent for allegedly leaking the story of his deal. "It's a completely frivolous lawsuit. Mr. Hewitt and his attorney are trying to extend his 15 minutes of notoriety," Fox News spokesman Robert Zimmerman said.

Fox News Channel, which sent Geraldo Rivera, packing a gun, to cover the war in Afghanistan, is reportedly planning to send James Hewitt, a non-journalist better known for the lengthy affair he had with Britain's Princess Diana, to cover the anticipated war with Iraq. Wednesday, the British paper the Guardian quoted Hewitt's lawyer as saying that Fox has hired Hewitt, a Gulf War veteran and former cavalry officer, to report on the looming Iraq conflict.

A British newspaper alleged that intelligence services filmed Princess Diana having sex with a cavalry officer. The News of the World said army surveillance expert Glyn Jones claimed he filmed Diana and Maj. James Hewitt making love in the garden of Hewitt's home in western England. A book about the couple's alleged five-year affair was published Monday. Buckingham Palace declined to comment.

Related developments Monday in the death of Princess Diana: Hewitt on Diana--James Hewitt, the cavalry officer who had an affair with Diana, said: "I love her and will miss her terribly." Hewitt, looking drawn and with tears in his eyes, read a statement to reporters outside his home in the Dartmoor region of southwest England, saying: "Yesterday was a day the world will never forget. I, like the rest of the country, am still in shock over the tragedy.

Princess Diana strode through her spacious apartment in Kensington Palace, giving orders to those around her. She told Nanny Wallace that Harry would need looking after because she would be out late. She asked her lady-in-waiting, Anne Beckwith-Smith, to check through her speech for later that day, and then explained that her hairdresser should arrive by 10 o'clock at the latest. She wore an old track suit and running shoes, her hair pushed up inside her baseball hat.

March 8, 1996 | SHAUNA SNOW, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press

Is the Clock Ticking?: "60 Minutes" correspondent Ed Bradley has a "window" coming in his contract that lets him talk to other networks and could lead to his departure from CBS. Bradley, 54, who sources say makes $3 million a year, could leave the newsmagazine this summer but would not be allowed to work for another network for some months after that. He is said to be tiring of the constant travel on "60 Minutes," which he joined in 1981, but still enjoying the work.

Mark Swed states in his review of the San Francisco Opera's production of "Arshak II" ("Just a Beginning," Sept. 10) that the first American opera written for the American stage is James Hewitt's 1794 "Tammary, or the Indian Chief." This may be true if he says "United States" instead of "America." Craig H. Russell, in his notes accompanying the CD "Mexican Baroque," performed by Chanticleer, states that Manuel de Zumaya, born in Mexico of mixed European and Native American ancestry, wrote an opera called "Partenope" in 1711.

Related developments Monday in the death of Princess Diana: Hewitt on Diana--James Hewitt, the cavalry officer who had an affair with Diana, said: "I love her and will miss her terribly." Hewitt, looking drawn and with tears in his eyes, read a statement to reporters outside his home in the Dartmoor region of southwest England, saying: "Yesterday was a day the world will never forget. I, like the rest of the country, am still in shock over the tragedy.

A British newspaper alleged that intelligence services filmed Princess Diana having sex with a cavalry officer. The News of the World said army surveillance expert Glyn Jones claimed he filmed Diana and Maj. James Hewitt making love in the garden of Hewitt's home in western England. A book about the couple's alleged five-year affair was published Monday. Buckingham Palace declined to comment.

Princess Diana strode through her spacious apartment in Kensington Palace, giving orders to those around her. She told Nanny Wallace that Harry would need looking after because she would be out late. She asked her lady-in-waiting, Anne Beckwith-Smith, to check through her speech for later that day, and then explained that her hairdresser should arrive by 10 o'clock at the latest. She wore an old track suit and running shoes, her hair pushed up inside her baseball hat.

British police arrested a woman Friday in connection with the alleged theft of letters written by Princess Diana to her lover, James Hewitt. Anna Ferretti was taken into custody at Waterloo International train station, where she was believed to be headed for France. Police said she was arrested on allegations of theft but gave no other details.

An Italian woman was released without charge early Saturday over the alleged theft of letters written by Princess Diana to her lover James Hewitt. Anna Ferretti, who until recently was Hewitt's fiancee, was questioned for 16 hours by London police about how 62 love letters found their way to a British newspaper. The Mirror newspaper said it had handed the letters, written between 1989 and 1991, to officials at Kensington Palace, the late princess' home.